Fall River police arrest Brockton man on drug dealing charges

FALL RIVER — Police arrested a Brockton man this week on charges of delivering drugs to customers in Fall River.

Jefrey Reinos Perez, 23, was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Fall River District Court, but records show a default warrant was issued for his arrest after he failed to appear.

A confidential informed tipped off detectives from the Fall River Police Department Vice and Intelligence Unit that the suspect — alleged to be Perez — drove a black Chevy Tracker sport utility vehicle, and that the informant had been present when other people purchased drugs from the suspect, according to court documents.

On Tuesday, around 3:30 p.m., detectives said they spotted the vehicle on London Street, and followed it through the city, witnessing at least two alleged drug deals and noting that the driver made random lane changes and stops on side streets, which police described as classic counter-surveillance methods used by drug dealers to see if anyone is following them.

Detectives Athanasios Parousis and James Elumba confronted Perez after he stopped at a local auto parts store. Detective Gary Boboza’s police dog, Capone, searched the suspect’s vehicle, and detected the presence of drugs in the ash tray. Detectives opened the ashtray and pulled out a clear plastic bag containing nine smaller bags of heroin and six smaller bags of cocaine, according to court documents.

The detectives also seized $708 cash from Perez’s person as suspected drug proceeds, according to police reports.

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